Thumbs Down

I probably shouldn't post on Sunday nights. I usually have a few beers in me and it's obvious that I get a little extra crude and obnoxious if you check this site most Monday mornings. I couldn't sleep at like 5 am today and decided to re-read what I had posted and maybe tone it down a little, but I read McGoo's comment and decided to leave it all alone. I was being dramatic, maybe, but the root of what I wrote is how I really feel. I am very passionate about BMX. I love to watch BMX on TV. When I was a kid, if BMX showed up in commercial or for two minutes on the Mickey Mouse Club (I actually saw my first non-magazine images on the MMC!). I still feel the same way. I enjoyed the racing action--the coverage was horrible, but the actual racing was cool. It's awesome that the unknown dude from the unknown country won--more power to him. I just don't like what BMX racing has become and that's it. Take away the clipless pedals, paved turns and make the tracks a little more like motocross tracks (Bicycle Motocross?) and you would have an awesome event. Xgames downhill BMX? Yeah, that was it! Why not like that? It was perfect.
Now there are some really heated comments on there and I'm glad I left it alone! Check them out. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and I'm glad they are posting them here. Good points from all three so far, so keep it coming. The Lightning Bolts show was in Portland this weekend and apparently my friend Dan Goins was there. Here's what he thought of everything.PS I hate the triple whips and front flips too...